Books : Kingdom Come

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781563893308
ISBN: 1563893304
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 232
Publication Date: October 01, 1997
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: October 01, 1997
Sales Rank: 3892
Studio: DC Comics

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Writer Mark Waid, coming from his popular work on Flash and Impulse, and artist Alex Ross, who broke new ground with the beautifully painted Marvels, join together for this explosive book that takes place in a dark alternate future of the DC Superhero Universe. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and almost every other character from DC Comics must choose sides in what could be the final battle of them all.

Product Description:
Writer Mark Waid, coming from his popular work on Flash and Impulse, and artist Alex Ross, who broke new ground with the beautifully painted Marvels, join together for this explosive book that takes place in a dark alternate future of the DC Superhero Universe. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and almost every other character from DC Comics must choose sides in what could be the final battle of them all.

Average Rating:

Rating: - Magnum Opus
Coming off of Marvels, everyone wondered how or even if Alex Ross could top himslef. Kingdom Come answered that with a resounding yes. The art is superb here, and the whole thing screams epic. Waid and Ross clearly take the subject mater seriously, and some of the characters, Captain Marvel in particular are treated with more respect than they have been in decades. This is a must read for any fan of DC Comics or the genre

Rating: - Shame about the writing.
Every time I read Kingdom Come, the divide between the art and the script becomes more and more painfully apparent. There's just nothing good about the plot of Kingdom Come. It took the idea of 'superpowers go out of control' and set it back fifteen years. Every hero in it (and there's quite the list) is portrayed in a singularly unremarkable way.

If it weren't for the Biblical-looking Todd Klein lettering, I'd suggest ignoring the words entirely. No barriers are even gently pushed ... Read More

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Rating: - Pure & Indestructible
Kingdom Come recalls the Marvels series with Kurt Busiek mainly because of Alex Ross's art, but also because of its alternate reality concept. To brand it an imitator however, would be unfair.

Mark Waid does a nice job helming this Elseworlds take on the future of DC heroes. Under Alex Ross though, the superhuman world truly takes on epic dimensions of Armageddon. Ross's work is so unique and dramatic that it's hard to imagine other artists bringing this to life. It's the way we ... Read More

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Rating: - AWESOME G-NOVEL - GOT ME BACK INTO DC COMICS!
If you love Elseworld plots, tons of characters new and old, end of the world stories, Justice League, and the Superman vs Captain Marvel battle, this novel is one of the finest ever written. Each page is a work of art, the story is geared towards older readers, set in a near future anti-utopian world. I was pretty much done with comics after college, so I shifted to graphic novels thanks to Miller's Dark Knight Returns, read tons of G-Novels, and then started to put them down for good. Picked up ... Read More

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Rating: - Good in parts, awful in others.
First off, the art is wonderful. It is gorgeous consistently throughout, even if at times a bit confusing packed with as many superheroes as it is. However, the writing has some annoying conventions that I wish I would have known about prior to purchasing.

Namely, the heavy biblical narrative trying to convince the reader that no, really, this time it's the end of everything! Invoking the book of Revelations virtually non-stop by a preacher that does indeed preach throughout the book, ... Read More